Johnson County, Kentucky

Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,680. Its county seat is Paintsville.

Johnson County, Kentucky
Map
Map of Kentucky highlighting Johnson County Location in the state of Kentucky
Map of the USA highlighting Kentucky Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	February 24, 1843
Seat	Paintsville
Largest City	Paintsville
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	264 sq mi (684 km²) 262 sq mi (679 km²) 2.2 sq mi (6 km²), 0.8%
Population  -  Density	auto/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.johnsoncoky.com
Named for: Richard Mentor Johnson

Johnson County, Kentucky Media

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  Eastern Kentucky around 1820. Future Johnson County is marked in red.

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  The funeral procession of John C.C. Mayo through Paintsville in Johnson County, 1914.

• A mountain top view of Johnson County. * This picture was shot at an abandoned surface mine in Tutor Key.

• 600 mm × 600 mm (24 in × 24 in) U.S. Highway shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs. (Note that there is a missing "J" label on the left side of the diagram.) Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)

• 750 mm × 600 mm (30 in × 24 in) U.S. Highway shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs. (Note that there is a missing "J" label on the left side of the diagram.) Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)

• Elongated circular route shield

• Elongated circular route shield

• County Route shield

• Johnson Central High School

• Photograph taken of Paintsville High School from Second Street